American Assets Trust (AAT) Competitors

American Assets Trust (NYSE:AAT) and Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE:BDN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, risk and earnings.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, AAT or BDN?

American Assets Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Brandywine Realty Trust. Brandywine Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Assets Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
American Assets Trust	$457.86M	2.71	$72.82M	$1.27	16.01
Brandywine Realty Trust	$505.52M	1.40	-$195.91M	-$1.20	-3.41

Does the media refer more to AAT or BDN?

In the previous week, Brandywine Realty Trust had 5 more articles in the media than American Assets Trust. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Brandywine Realty Trust and 6 mentions for American Assets Trust. American Assets Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Brandywine Realty Trust's score of 0.61 indicating that American Assets Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
American Assets Trust	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Brandywine Realty Trust	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is AAT or BDN a better dividend stock?

American Assets Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Brandywine Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.7%. American Assets Trust pays out 107.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Brandywine Realty Trust pays out -50.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American Assets Trust has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Brandywine Realty Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk & volatility, AAT or BDN?

American Assets Trust has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brandywine Realty Trust has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate AAT or BDN?

American Assets Trust currently has a consensus price target of $21.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.28%. Brandywine Realty Trust has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.13%. Given Brandywine Realty Trust's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Brandywine Realty Trust is more favorable than American Assets Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Assets Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Brandywine Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AAT or BDN?

90.4% of American Assets Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.3% of Brandywine Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 36.8% of American Assets Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Brandywine Realty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is AAT or BDN more profitable?

American Assets Trust has a net margin of 17.57% compared to Brandywine Realty Trust's net margin of -65.33%. American Assets Trust's return on equity of 7.02% beat Brandywine Realty Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Assets Trust	17.57%	7.02%	2.54%
Brandywine Realty Trust	-65.33%	-30.86%	-9.24%

Summary

American Assets Trust beats Brandywine Realty Trust on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.